EXCLUSIVE E-SCOOTERS: MELBOURNES TEST PROCEEDS, YET REGULATIONS THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIAN STATES VARY

Under the new law, PMDs are now identified as automobiles, so PMD raiders must follow and observe most basic roadway regulations, similar to bike motorcyclists. Nevertheless, motorised mobility scooters like e-scooters don't comply with the safety and security criteria for road cars, so they can't be given enrollment and can't be ridden in public.